Definition of weary adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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WEARY meaning: 1. very tired or lacking energy and enthusiasm: 2. bored by something because you have experienced…. Learn more.
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WEARY definition: 1. very tired or lacking energy and enthusiasm: 2. bored by something because you have experienced…. Learn more.
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weary meaning, definition, what is weary: very tired or bored, especially because ...: Learn more.
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1. : exhausted in strength, endurance, vigor, or freshness. 2. : expressing or characteristic of weariness. a weary sign. 3. : having one's patience, tolerance, or pleasure exhausted used with of. soon grew weary of waiting.
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Weary as an adjective means"very tired or worn out," like weary students who finished a long week of studying and taking tests. Weary comes from the Old English word werig, meaning"tired." It can also describe being extremely bored and sick of something, like on a long drive, you might grow weary of your father's singing voice.
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tired or exhausted. 2. causing fatigue or exhaustion. 3. caused by or suggestive of weariness. a weary laugh. 4. (postpositive; often foll by of or with) discontented or bored, esp by the long continuance of something. verb Word forms: -ries, -rying, -ried.
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physically or mentally exhausted by hard work, exertion, strain, etc.; fatigued; tired: weary eyes; a weary brain. Synonyms: worn-out, spent. Antonyms: energetic. characterized by or causing fatigue: a weary journey. impatient or dissatisfied with something (often followed by of ): weary of excuses.
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weary of sth/sb. bored with something or someone: She grew weary of the children and their games. wearily. adverb. weariness. noun [ U ] (Definition of weary from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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